Achievements, Promotions and Recognition

Achievements

Southeastern Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse Tess McNeill has been honored as Southeastern Healths 2020 Baker Nurse of Excellence.

Poyner Spruill LLP has announced partner Mike McIntyre has been selected as the 2020 Liberty Bell Award recipient by the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association. Serving as director of the firms government relations practice, McIntyre represents governments on the local, state and national levels. He also focuses on business, real estate, agribusiness, energy and environmental law, along with military, sports and entertainment law. Before joining the firm, McIntyre held the position of Congressman of North Carolinas Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 until 2015.

Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly Jr. was among 45 superintendents from across North Carolina to graduate from the NCSSA Next Generation Superintendent Development Program Cohort VII.

Appointments

Former state representative and longtime attorney Ron Sutton has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at UNC Pembroke. Sutton was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2011 and previously served on the UNCP Foundation Board. Sutton served as a Democratic member of the N.C. General Assembly representing District 47, which includes Robeson and Hoke counties, from 1993 to 2011.

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In Business

Kampgrounds of America, located at 465 Kenric Road in Lumberton, off I-95 exit 17, has re-opened for RV travelers as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. The office and bathrooms will remain temporarily closed as a precautionary measure due to the pandemic. Only curbside check-in is available during office hours.

On the Job

Alan Zhu, M.D., has joined Southeastern Healths Southeastern Cardiology and Cardiovascular Clinic and Southeastern Health Heart and Vascular, providing general cardiology and electrophysiology. Dr. Zhu earned his medical degree from Tongji Medical University, in China. He earned a master of science degree in biometry from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He competed a fellowship in cardiology at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, and an electrophysiology fellowship at University of Minnesota. He is a fellow of the America College of Cardiology.

Southeastern Healths The Surgery Center at Southeastern Health Park has reopened for surgeries on Mondays and Wednesdays. Visitors will be limited and patients will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and given a mask before entering the surgical facility. Employees of the center will also be screened before being allowed to report to work.

Dr. Toby A. Travis has joined The Village Christian Academy as the superintendent over PS-12. His previous school roles include teacher, coordinator, principal, academic director and head of school, serving in both Christian and international school settings.

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